Jul 11
Dorothy Surprised in the Bath by the Priest, the Barber and Cardénio
Artist: Charles-Joseph Natoire (French, 1700-1777)
Date: 1700-1799
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Description
The painting depicts a scene where Dorothy (Dorotea) is surprised in the bath it is a famous episode from Part One of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote. While hiding in the Sierra Morena mountains, Dorotea is bathing in a stream when the priest, the barber, and Cardenio happen upon her.
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